Coin-actuated device



July 14, 1925.

J. P. .xuuzv= COIN ACTUATED DEVICE Filed Qct. 29, 1920 ZZK Patented July 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH P. JULEY, LYNDHURS'I, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INCORPORATED, 015 NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 015 NEW YORK.

COIN-ACTUA'IED DEVICE.

Application filed October 29, 1920. Serial m. 420,477.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. JULEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lyndhurst, in thecounty of Bergen, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Actuated Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description.

This invention relates to coin actuated devices and more particularly, to a trigger for use in such a device, in coin actuated devices in which the weight of a coin functions to operate an electrical switching device, it is desirable to make the moving parts light and free from friction in order that the energy stored up in the falling coin may be employed largely in overcoming the contact, pressure of the switching springs, thus permitting the use of sat sfactory contact pressure even when operating with light sticky coins. However, by reducing thefriction of the moving parts there arises a new difficulty in that the device becomes sensitive to jarring and thus makes false operation possible. Heretofore, it has been necessary to work withcontact pressures lower than would otherwise be required in order to eliminate the possibility of false operation due to jarring.

It is the object of the present invention to overcome this difiiculty by providing a trigger which will not be subjected tofalse operation from jarring, and to attain this object, a feature of the invention consists in providing a resilient stop to limit the movement of the trigger when it is restored and to serve as a shock absorber against all sudden jars.

This feature will be more clearly under stood by reference to the attached drawing in which Fig. 1 shows a trigger embodying this invention adapted for use in connection with a coin chute and Fig 2 is an enlarged view of the trigger disclosed in Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to. 1, there is disclosed a coin chute 5 having slots 66 out therein and through which projects the trigger arm 7. This trigger is pivotally mounted at 8 to a supporting member 9, which is in turn secured to the j arring.

electromagnet 10. Resting'upon the projection 11 of the trigger is a right angled switch arm 12 which is pivotally mounted upon the pin 13 and is provided with a projecting arm 14 adapted to operate contact thereby controlling its contact springs.

WVhen the device is restored, the switch arm 12 is raised free of the portion 11 and the trigger rotates in a clockwise direction due to the fact that the moment of the portion 16 is slightly greater than that of the arm 7. The rotation of the trigger is arrested by the free end of the flexible spring 15 coming in'contact with the rigid supporting member 9.

Where the rotation of the trigger is arrested by a rigid stop member there is more or less difficulty due to rebound, causing the switch member 12'to rest upon the projection 11 near the corners so thatthe device is susceptible to false operation upon slight However, with a resilient stop as shown, this difficulty is overcome since the trigger is so positioned that the switch member 12 rests upon the center portion of the projection 11. Also in case of sudden jars of the electromagnet 10, the spring 15 serves as a shock absorber and thus prevents rotation of the trigger resulting in false operation.

VVhatis claimed is:

In a coin actuated device, a support,a trigger pivotally mounted thereon, a coin chute into which said trigger extends, the

opposite end of said trigger having a counterbalance, a spring actuatedlever bearing on'said trigger and adapted to be released when the projecting end of said trigger is anced part of the trigger and said support depressed by a falling coin, an electrical to prevent rebound and take up shocks.

switch actuated by said lever, a magnet for In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe restoring said lever and allowing said counmy name this 20th day of October, A. D. tel-balance to restore said trigger into the 1920.

path of falling coins, and a cushioning 7 I a or 7 spring cooperating with said counterbal- I JOSEPH P. JULEY. 

